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Looking for Labor Day plans? Explore one of these 35 Northern California waterfalls

Middle Falls, one of three waterfalls on the McCloud River
Matt Fidler
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NSPR
Middle Falls, one of three waterfalls on the McCloud River

Looking for a cool escape from the summer heat this Labor Day weekend? Northern California is home to dozens of waterfalls — from tall plunges to small streams you can walk behind.

NSPR visited Hedge Creek Falls in Dunsmuir and the three waterfalls along the McCloud River with a Cal-Trout hydrologist. Some are easy to reach, others take more hiking, but all show off the natural beauty of the region.

We’ve put together a map of 35 waterfalls you can explore across the North State, with directions to each spot.

Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.